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More than half the British population does not fully accept the theory of evolution, according to a survey.

Furthermore, more than 40% of those questioned believe that creationism or intelligent design should be taught in school science lessons.

The survey was conducted by Ipsos MORI for the BBC's Horizon series.

Its latest programme, A War on Science, looks into the attempt to introduce intelligent design into science classes in the US.

Over 2000 participants took part in the survey, and were asked what best described their view of the origin and development of life:

* 22% chose creationism
* 17% opted for intelligent design
* 48% selected evolution theory
* and the rest did not know.

I've been enjoying Richard Dawkin's series on the God Delusion. It seems the first world is in danger of slipping back into the dark ages with superstitious beliefs such as Christianity being taken literally by a larger segment of the population.